Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
1,443
Germany
Lowest
2
Montenegro
Median
45.5
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
781

What the numbers show

Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1,443 in Germany; the lowest is 2 in Montenegro.

The median across all reporting countries is 45.5, and the mean is 175.22.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 722.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 75.0%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 84.5%).

Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1,443 2019 down 20.9% falling
2 Netherlands 510 2020 down 1.2% falling
3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 404 2020 down 30.3% falling
4 France 262 2020 down 7.7% flat
5 Metropolitan France 257 2020 down 44.6% falling
6 Spain 238 2020 down 55.0% falling
7 Türkiye 1,629 2020 down 26.8% flat
7 Switzerland 210 2020 down 17.3% falling
7 Italy 210 2020 down 45.7% falling
9 Denmark 168 2020 down 13.4% falling
10 Austria 142 2020 down 24.1% falling
11 Romania 140 2020 down 25.1% falling
12 Sweden 133 2020 up 43.0% rising
13 Norway 120 2020 down 17.8% rising
14 Poland 85 2020 down 38.4% falling
15 Belgium 56 2020 down 25.3% falling
15 Finland 56 2020 down 17.6% falling
17 Portugal 48 2020 down 71.4% volatile
18 Hungary 43 2020 up 22.9% falling
19 Czechia 32 2020 up 52.4% falling
20 Ireland 21 2020 down 22.2% volatile
21 Bulgaria 19 2020 down 9.5% falling
22 Iceland 11 2020 down 31.2% falling
22 Serbia 11 2020 down 47.6% falling
24 Greece 9 2020 down 84.5% volatile
25 Latvia 7 2020 down 53.3% volatile
25 Luxembourg 7 2020 up 75.0% rising
27 Estonia 6 2020 down 25.0% falling
28 Lithuania 5 2020 down 54.5% falling
28 Croatia 5 2019 down 16.7% falling
30 Slovenia 4 2020 down 73.3% falling
30 North Macedonia 4 2020 down 60.0% falling
30 Slovakia 4 2020 down 42.9% rising
30 Malta 4 2020 down 33.3% volatile
34 Cyprus 3 2020 down 57.1% volatile
35 Montenegro 2 2020 unchanged rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 781 data points, 1998–2020
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